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CBS Ready to Experiment as It Scrambles to Fill Hole in Lineup Left by ‘Two and a Half Men’

CBS appears poised to try a one-time-only experiment April 11 to help decide what to do with the “Two and a Half Men” time slot, Entertaiment Weekly reports. The network is expected to move "Mike & Molly" into the spot…

New Game Show on Tap From ‘American Idol’s’ Lythgoe

"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has been tapped by CBS to produce a game show pilot called "Secret Fortune," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show’s catch is that contestants begin the show with 24 envelopes, each of which…

Exec Producer Leaving CBS Daytime Show ‘The Talk’

"The Talk" executive producer Brad Bessey is leaving the CBS daytime talk show he helped debut in October, reports Deadline.com. Bessey will leave at the end of the season, the article says. The show has been averaging what the piece…

Creator Weiner Signs Deal to Return To ‘Mad Men,’ But Agrees to Shorten Episodes by Two Minutes to Accommodate More Commercials. Weiner Also Says Show Will Last Another Three Seasons at Most

"Mad Men" creator Matt Weiner has signed a deal that will keep him with the show for the next two seasons and likely a third one as well, according to numerous media accounts. One of the issues Weiner was fighting…

Under Pressure From Cable Nets, Time Warner Cable Drops 12 Networks from its iPad App

After protests from cable television companies including Viacom and Discovery Communications, Time Warner Cable is dropping 12 networks from its iPad application that allows consumers to watch TV on the devices from anywhere in their homes, reports Bloomberg. Time Warner…

‘Blade Runner’ Director Ridley Scott Developing Sci-Fi Series for Cinemax

As part of a plan to make over Cinemax into a guy-focused action channel, HBO has tapped "Blade Runner" makers Ridley Scott and Simon Mirren to create a new sci-fi series for the channel, reports the New York Post. The…

Charlie Sheen, Snoop Dogg Recording a Single Together

The latest move for Charlie Sheen is a musical one, reports Billboard.com. The former "Two and a Half Men" actor was recording a single this week for his upcoming tour, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, April 2, in Detroit,…

MTV Picks Up High School Comedy

MTV has given a 12-episode order to its remake of the British show "The Inbetweeners," Deadline.com reports. The project is described as a high school comedy that’s a mix of "Superbad" and "Freaks and Geeks," the story says. It focuses…

DirecTV to Launch $30 Rentals of Recent Movies Later This Month

DirecTV in late April will start offering $30 video-on-demand rentals for films that have been released about eight weeks previously in theaters, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. One of the first movies to be offered will likely…

Seven Cable Nets Top the 2 Million-Fan Mark on Facebook, With One Network the Runaway Leader

Seven cable networks have drawn more than 2 million fans each to their pages on Facebook, but one channel has distanced itself from the pack, B&C reports. The runaway leader is MTV, with 18 million fans, according to the report….